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Case ReportJournal of Young PharmacistsVol. 5 | Issue 3 | 2013 | pp. 106–107Open access
A rare case of dicyclomine abuse
- 1*,
- 2,3,
- 3,
- 4
- 1 Nalmuri Block Primary Health Centre, West Bengal 743 502, INDIA.
- 2 Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Ghaziabad 201 002, INDIA.
- 3 Department of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata 700 073, INDIA.
- 4 Department of Community Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal 713 104, INDIA.
Published in Journal of Young Pharmacists
Correspondence: Saibal Das
Nalmuri Block Primary Health Centre, West Bengal 743 502, INDIA.
Email: saibaldas123@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2013 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Aug 18, 2013
- Received:
- Jun 19, 2013
- Accepted:
- Sep 13, 2013
How to cite
Das, S., Mondal, S., Datta, A., & Bandyopadhyay, S. (2013). A rare case of dicyclomine abuse. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 5(3), 106–107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jyp.2013.08.004
Abstract
This report highlights an extremely rare case of dicyclomine abuse for 1.5 years by an 18-year old female resulting in overt features of anticholinergic toxicity. Strict abstinence and rehabilitation measures were employed to revert back the altered physiological state.
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| Title | A rare case of dicyclomine abuse |
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| Authors | Saibal Das; Somnath Mondal; Ankur Datta; Sanjib Bandyopadhyay |
| Affiliations | Nalmuri Block Primary Health Centre, West Bengal 743 502, INDIA.; Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Ghaziabad 201 002, INDIA.; Department of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata 700 073, INDIA.; Department of Community Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal 713 104, INDIA. |
| Corresponding author | saibaldas123@gmail.com |
| Journal | Journal of Young Pharmacists |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 5, Issue 3 (2013) |
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